prostatic acid phosphatase

noun

An enzyme produced by the prostate, which may be found in increased amounts in men who have prostate cancer or other diseases.

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Meanings

nounprostatic acid phosphatase (usually uncountable, plural prostatic acid phosphatases)

plural prostatic acid phosphatases

  1. uncountableusuallybiochemistryAn enzyme produced by the prostate, which may be found in increased amounts in men who have prostate cancer or other diseases.
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